Alma Emprendedora Alma Emprendedora Issue 001 2014 | Page 76

! Twelfth Annual Latino Trendsetter Awards and Gala O n Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013 LatinTRENDS magazine celebrated success, awarded excellence and acknowledged integrity during the Twelfth Annual Latino Trendsetter Awards & Scholarship Gala, a benchmark celebration, held at The Metropolitan Pavilion, in New York City’s trendy Chelsea district. 77 ALMA EMPRENDERORA Photos by Vincent Villafonte “Trendsetters are men and woman who face obstacles and do not run away from them, and they do it with grace” “I started these awards twelve years ago because I wanted to create a platform in which we could highlight people and recognize their work and achievements, and celebrate their